Heraklion Archaeological Museum: E-ticket with Audio Tour on Your Phone
From $ 14,00 per person
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Entrance e-ticketUse your phone or print the voucher -
Self-guided audio tourFollow the story at your own pace
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English, Deutsch, Español, Français, ItalianoFor both audio and stories included
Overview
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2 hours
- 91 stories
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1km distance
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34 stops
Experience the Heraklion Archaeological Museum at your own pace with an entry e-ticket and a fascinating self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Receive your ticket by email, download the app, and the audio tour on your phone, prior to your visit, and travel back in time to experience the masterpieces of Minoan art. Put on your headphones and explore representative artefacts from all periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times through the power of storytelling and learn historical information and uncommon stories and anecdotes from the ancient times. The tour’s content is the result of in-depth research, squeezed into brief original stories that will make your visit both engaging and informative. The audio tour can be used repeatedly and anytime, before or after your visit.
This is an unmissable opportunity to gain valuable insights into one of the oldest and most important museums in Greece that is rightly considered as the Museum of Minoan Culture par excellence.
A Great Visionary
In 1883, Iosif Chatzidakis, a doctor, an antiquarian, and the founder and president of the Cretan Philological Committee, organized the city’s first archaeological collection. He set up an archaeological service with the permission of the Ottoman authorities. Let’s not forget that at this point Crete was part of the Ottoman Empire and would remain so until 1898. That first collection was housed in two rooms in the courtyard of St. Minas Church. The museum was built in 1904-1907 over the remains of the monastery of St. Francis, which had fallen apart during an earthquake in 1856. Chatzidakis along with archaeologist Stefanos Xanthoudidis created and expanded the collection of the museum to which an extra wing was added in 1912. After its renovation, it adopted a distinctive neoclassical idiom.
Inclusions and Exclusions
Inclusions
- Adult entry ticket
- Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android & iOS)
- Offline content (text, audio narration and maps)
Exclusions
- Live Guide
- Smartphone or headphones
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Mandatory items
- Charged smartphone
- Headphones
The location
Address
Starting point
Directions to starting point
There is no meeting point. The tour begins at the entrance of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum which is located at the center of Heraklion, just two minutes away from the very crowded Eleftherias square (Xanthoudidou 2 Str., Τ.Κ. 71202, Heraklion, Crete). Be sure that you have already printed your ticket, before presenting it to the staff. You can go to the Heraklion Archaeological Museum on foot or by taking a bus or taxi if you don’t live in the city center. The tour ends at the Museum’s courtyard which is located inside the museum.
Areas
The itinerary starts on the ground floor with the Minoan Collection, continues on the first floor with the Minoan Frescoes and the Historic Period, and ends back on the ground floor with the Sculpture Collection.
Important information
Opening hours
Opening hours for Heraklion Archaeological Museum
1 April - 31 October
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1 November - 30 November
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1 December - 31 March
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Recommended visiting hours
10:00 – 12:00
Know before you book
- This is a combination of a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (accessible through our app) and an entry ticket for the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
- No live guide or meeting point provided.
- You will receive an email from the local supplier with important ticket & audio instructions.
- An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS (version 15.0 and later) smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 6/6 Plus or older, iPod Touch 6th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Air 1st generation, iPad Mini 3rd generation or older.
- You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB).
- Free/reduced admission tickets do not have to skip the line privileges and can only be acquired at the ticket booth on-site.
- The Heraklion Archeological Museum is wheelchair accessible.
Know before you go
- Download the ticket(s) & audio tour while on WiFi prior to your visit – no wifi/4G on-site
- Receive an email from the local supplier with important ticket & audio instructions. Check your spam folder as well.
- Tickets need to be either printed or downloaded on your phone.
- Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged & that you bring your earphones
- The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one of the most visited sites in Crete. The best time to visit is early in the morning or at the end of the day. It is more crowded during the holidays and at weekends.
- In order to enjoy your visit to the fullest, you should wear comfortable shoes and have your camera or cell phone fully charged.
- Due to the special circumstances (COVID-19), please keep in mind that the maximum number of visitors in the museum at any given time is 15 individuals. The course of the visit may be modified and special restrictions may be imposed due to the circumstances. The visitors must always adhere to the guidelines of the guards of the site. Visitors should maintain a distance of at least 1.5 meters amongst them when in open spaces and of 2 meters when in closed spaces. Especially in queues, a distance of 1.5 meters between visitors should be maintained at all times. Non-medical protective face masks and frequent use of an antiseptic solution containing no less than 70% alcohol are strongly advised. Inside the museum, facial masks are mandatory for all visitors who should keep a safety distance of at least 2m.
- Inside the museum, suitcases or trolleys are not allowed.
Download the app
To take this self-guided tour, you will need to download the Clio Muse Tours app on your iOS or Android device. Enjoy your tour!
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